Certified Medical Coder, Ambulatory Procedure Visit (APV)

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🤠 Texas – Remote

🤠 Texas – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

🏥 Medical Billing and Coding

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Laredo Technical Services, Inc.

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 2007

🎯 Recruiter

🏛️ Government

🤝 B2B

Recruitment • Government • B2B

Laredo Technical Services, Inc. is a staffing and placement company that connects employers with professional, administrative, and healthcare personnel across the United States and internationally. LTSi provides international hiring solutions and has experience placing employees at government facilities and overseas military bases. The firm offers job seeker services to match candidates with temporary and long-term positions and emphasizes quality, reliability, and proactive management to anticipate and mitigate staffing issues.

📋 Description

• Responsible for assignment of accurate E&M, ICD, CPT and HCPCS codes and modifiers from medical record documentation into the Government computer systems • Identifies and abstracts information from medical records (paper or electronic) for special studies and audits, internal and external • Interacts with MTF staff to ensure documentation is clear and supports coding assignments • Educates MTF staff through individual or group in-services and training sessions • Maintains a delinquency report of missing records in order to facilitate completion of work within the required thresholds • Works closely with the Coding Supervisor/auditor during audit process • Ensures all required component parts of the medical record that pertain to coding are present, accurate and compile with DoD and JCAHO requirements • Works with Coding Compliance-Editor software to ensure records are accurately coded • May also be responsible for the assignment of accurate ICD diagnoses, CPT and HCPCS, modifiers, and quantities from medical record documentation (paper or electronic) for inpatient professional services (IPPS encounters - a.k.a, rounds) • Perform focus audits as designated by the MTF • All audit spreadsheets are submitted to the supervisor weekly without discrepancies as required • Submit monthly report on activities done for the month, e.g. audit results, training provided and feedback as required by the MTF • Must attend scheduled coding and auditing meetings and trainings as required by the MTF • Other duties as assigned

🎯 Requirements

• Position requires excellent computer/communication skills for provider and staff interactions • Knowledge of anatomy/physiology and disease process, medical terminology, coding guidelines (outpatient and ambulatory surgery), documentation requirements, familiarity with medications and reimbursement guidelines; and encoder experience • Candidate must have ability to handle multiple projects and appropriately prioritize tasks to meet deadlines • Registered Health Information Technologist (RHIT) or Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA), Certified Professional Coder (CPC), Certified Outpatient Coder (COC), Certified Coder Specialist (CCS), Certified Coder Specialist Physician (CCS-P) are preferred for outpatient/ambulatory surgery medical coders as long as candidate has a minimum of three-year experience in the outpatient setting (physician's office or ambulatory care centers) within the last five years • An accrediting institution recognized by the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) and/or American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) must accredit education and certification • A minimum of one of the following: An associate’s degree in health information management or a university certificate in medical coding, OR at least 20 quarter/30 semester hours university/college credit that includes relevant coursework such as anatomy/physiology, medical terminology, health information management, and/or pharmacology • Contract medical coders will obtain the required continued education hours at no expense to the government in order to maintain current and proper national certification(s) required for the position

🏖️ Benefits

• Health, Dental, and Vision insurance • 401(k) Retirement Plan • Vacation • Sick Leave • Competitive salary based on experience and technical qualifications • Disability & Life Insurance • 11 Paid Federal Holidays including: New Year’s Day • Martin Luther King, Jr. Day • Presidents Birthday • Memorial Day • Juneteenth • Independence Day • Labor Day • Columbus Day • Veterans Day • Thanksgiving Day • Christmas Day